Embalming apparatus.



L. MoCOY. v EMBALMING APPARATUS.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV. 2, 1911.

1,031,565. Patented July 2,1912.

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L. MCCOY. EMBALMING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 2, 1911.

Pate nted July 2, 1912.

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LEVEY MCCOY, MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

EMBALMING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1912.

Application filed November 2,1511. Serial No. 658,175.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEvEY McCoy, a citizen ot the United States,residing" at Memphis, in the county 01" Shelby, State of Tennessee, haveinvented'certain new and useful Improvements in Embahning Apparatus; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same:

This invention relates to embahning' appa 'atus.

The object of the invention resides in the provision of an embalmingapparatus through the instrumentality of which the embalming operationmay be performed with comparative ease, very effectively, with minimumattention.

lVith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thedetails of construction and in the arrangement and combination of partsto be hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out inthe appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein, like characters of reference denotecorresponding parts in the several views, and in Which Figure l is aperspective view showing the apparatus suspended for use, Fig. 2, a viewpartly in elevation and partly in per spective showing the manner ofsupplying fluid to the-reservoir or the apparatus. previous tosuspending the latter to institute the operation of embalming, Fig. 3. avertical section through the reservoir of the apparatus, and Fig. 4:, adetail perspective view showing the manner of securing the removablebottom of the reservoir in place.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates the reservoir of the apparatuswhich is preferably constructed of glass of the transparenttype. Thisreservoir 10 is surrounded by a metal acket 11 secured in place in anysuitable manner andprovided with an opening 12- through which thequantity of fluid in the reservoir may be at all times observed. To assit in ascertaining the exactamount of fluid in the reservoir the latterbetween the sides of the opening 12 is provided with scales 13 each ofwhich has a definite designation placed in line therewith upon thejacket '11. The reservoir 10 is provided with an opening l t in itsbottom and an,

'nipple communicates and strap 22 and draw the strap firmly outwardlydirect-ed flange 15 surrounding said opening. Secured against the bottomof the. reservoir across the opening 1% is a cap 16 which has extendingcentrally therethrough and secured thereto a tube 17 one end of whichprojects into the reservo and terminates a short distance from the topof the latter, while the otherend ofsaid tube is disposed outside of thereservoir. The cap 16 further carries a nipple l8 projecting outwardlywith respect to the reservoir and disposed at an inclination to the cap.This at its inner end with the interior of the reservoir and is adaptedto receive on its outer end adischarge tube 19, the outer end of whichlatter carries a needle 20 for insertion into the desired, artery of thecorpse. The tube 19 is further provided at a suitable point in itslength with a screw valve 2i for controlling the flow of embalming'fluidth'erethrough.

In order to bind the cap 16 against the bottom of the reservoir there ishinged to.

the lower end of the jacket ll'a strap 22 adapted for movementtransversely of the reservoir so as to dispose itself across the outerface of the cap 16. Mounted on the lower end of the jacket 16diametrically opposite from the hinged connection of the strap 29 is acam latch 2;) which is adapted to operate through an opening in theagainst the outer face of the cap, thereby drawing said cap withrelatively great pressure against the bottom of the reservoir andproducing a fiuid tight joint.

The reservoir is adapted to be suspended by means of a bail 25 securedto the upper end of the jacket 11. 'This bail 25 is employedparticularly to suspend the reservoir from a suitable hook and in casesuch hook is not at hand the reservoir may be suspended from a chair'bymeans oi a ring 26 swiveled upon the upper end of the jacket 11.

In order to till the reservoir 10 with embalu'iing fluid. the same isseated upon a suitable support with its bottom up and a sup ply tube 27attached to the outer end of the tube 17. The other end of this supplytube 27 is then secured to'the outlet of vessel said blow vessel beingoperated by a suitable air compressor :29. By this consiruction it willbe apparent that when the blow vessel 28 isfilled with. embalming; fluidand the air compressor 29 operated said fiuid will be discharged fromthe blow vessel through the tubes 27 and 17 into the interior of thereservoir 10. When a sufficient quan-' tity of fluid hasbeen stored inthe reservoir the tube 27 is detached from the tube 17 5:5'3111 thereservoir invertedand suspended as ishoWn in Fig; 1 after first closingthe valve Theneedle 20- is then inserted in the desired artery of thecorpse-and the valve Zl'rgulated so as to permit the proper flow fo fgfluid' from the reservoir." When the dethustregulated theoperationbe'cornes utjnifitiei and the body may be'left by thefliieilt1y elnba'lmed; In cases Where it is mean; to}, force theembahning fluid V gh the body by gravity alone the blow el 28"m'ay beattached to the reservoir asv v the*flovv of-fiuid from the tank.

.'What is claimed is: 1111 an apparatus of the class described, the.',combination of a reservoir having an open lowert end; apt-removablecap disposed across theopen-iend' of tbs -reservoir, means for seperatorvz'ith the assurance that it will be curing the cap to the reservoir,said means comprising a strap having one end hinged v to the reservoirand movable transversely of posed within the, reservoir and terminates ashort distance from the top of the latter, While the other end thereofprojects out- Wardly from the other end thereof, and an outwardlyextending nipple secured to the cap and affording communication with the40 v I interior of the reservolr. @shownm Fig. '2 and operated toaccelerate In testimony whereof, I aflix my signature, 1n presence oftwo witnesses.

LEVEY MoGOY. I Witnesses I IKE KAHN,

C. J. BRIGGS.

